Accounting Close & Financial Reporting Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Description

Building a great career never tasted so good!

We are currently seeking a qualified individual for the Accounting Close & Financial Reporting Manager position, that lives in a commutable distance to our Nottingham, PA team to join them on-site !

• SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday 40+ hours a week
• BENEFITS : This position is full-time benefit eligible, elective benefits include:
  • Medical, dental, hearing and vision insurance. 
  • Marathon Health Clinic - a premier on-site healthcare provider. A separate entity from Herr's, located at our Nottingham, PA facility. This facility ensures easy access to tailored healthcare services, preventative care, wellness programs, for employees on any medical plan 
  • Opportunity to contribute to a 401k, with a company match. 
  • Paid vacation, holiday and sick time.
  • Paid Employee referral program. 

Job Summary:  

The Manager, Accounting Close and Financial Reporting is a critical finance leader responsible for owning and driving the company’s month-end close process, internal and external financial reporting, and standard cost accounting activities. This role plays an essential part in ensuring the accuracy, timeliness, and integrity of financial results, while supporting a strong control environment and delivering meaningful insight to business leaders. 

 

Reporting to the Assistant Controller, this role is responsible for managing and continuously improving monthly close and financial reporting. The position also owns core standard costing responsibilities, including setting standards, analyzing standard cost variances, supporting inventory valuation, and partnering across the business to improve cost accuracy and financial visibility. 

 

This is a challenging, high-impact role that requires a candidate with both strong month-end close leadership and hands-on standard cost accounting experience. The ideal candidate will be highly organized, technically strong, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced manufacturing environment where ownership, accountability, and problem-solving are critical to success. 

 

The Manager, Accounting Close and Financial Reporting will lead a team of 4 and work closely with finance, operations, supply chain, and plant leadership to ensure reliable close processes, high-quality financial reporting, and actionable variance analysis. The role is expected to combine strong execution with a continuous-improvement mindset, helping strengthen systems, processes, and cross-functional business partnerships. 

 

Benefit (Details):  

Herr’s is proud to offer a variety of quality benefits and wellness programs where we have been recognized as a 5-time Well Workplace Award winner in the area! Elective benefits include medical, dental, vision and hearing insurance, long term disability, life insurance, accident, hospital and critical illness indemnity plans, and legal plans. The company also provides opportunities to contribute to a 401k with a company match, vacation, sick and holiday pay; EAP services, and tuition reimbursement. Benefits start the first of the month following 30 days of service (unless otherwise noted in plan description).

Key Responsibilities

Accounting Operations and Continuous Improvement  

• Own and lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring accurate, timely, and well-controlled execution of journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and financial statement preparation. 
• Manage internal and external financial reporting requirements, including monthly management reporting, supporting schedules, and external financial reporting deliverables. 
• Own the company’s standard cost processes, including setting and updating standards, reviewing cost assumptions, analyzing variances, and supporting accurate product costing and inventory valuation. 
• Analyze manufacturing and inventory-related variances, identify root causes, and partner with operations and supply chain leaders to improve accuracy, visibility, and performance. 
• Coordinate close calendars, deadlines, and deliverables across the accounting team to ensure a disciplined and efficient close process. 
• Review and improve account reconciliations, close documentation, and supporting workpapers to strengthen control, accuracy, and repeatability. 
• Partner with the Assistant Controller to enhance close, reporting, and cost accounting processes through better systems usage, standardization, automation, and process improvement. 
• Support internal and external audit requests related to financial reporting, close activities, inventory, and standard cost accounting. 
• Prepare and communicate financial results, variance analysis, and key insights clearly to finance leadership and relevant business partners. 
• Help build a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement across close and reporting activities. 

Team Supervision:  

• Develop and mentor a high-performing team by setting expectations, providing feedback, building bench strength, and fostering a service-oriented, continuous-improvement culture. 
• Lead and positively influence employees towards maximum goal and KPI achievement and employee’s best performance.
• Maintain and oversee team results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees, planning, monitoring, and appraising job results. 
• Follow- up with team members to drive accountability for action steps and timing to deliver events as needed. 
• Monitor and oversee staff performance and holding team accountable for optimal service to both internal and external customers. 
• Demonstrates and fosters a positive work environment consistent with company values and 5Cs.

In addition to the essential functions listed above, the employee is expected to exercise honesty, integrity and respect with all clients and co-workers, preserve confidentially of all business information and data, maintain a professional appearance and demeanor, demonstrate a positive attitude, communicate effectively with co-workers and clients, work with accuracy, efficiency, and attention to detail, respect the work environment and keep it as environmentally friendly as possible, and exercise initiative to learn new skills and tasks and to help co-workers when possible. Reliable attendance and punctuality are also required. The employee is also expected to perform other related duties, special projects and functions as required from time to time.  

Herr Foods Inc. is a drug-free workplace and an equal opportunity employer M/F/Veterans/Disabilities

Qualifications

Skills/Expertise Desired  

• Strong experience owning and driving a disciplined month-end close process in a complex accounting environment. 
• Hands-on knowledge of standard cost accounting, including setting standards, analyzing purchase price, labor, and manufacturing variances, and supporting inventory valuation. 
• Strong understanding of financial reporting requirements, account reconciliations, accruals, and financial statement preparation under US GAAP. 
• Analytical and detail-oriented, with the ability to investigate issues, identify root causes, and translate findings into actionable business insight. 
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage deadlines, competing priorities, and close-related pressure in a fast-paced environment. 
• Strong systems aptitude, including experience with ERP platforms, financial reporting tools, and Excel; Microsoft Dynamics experience preferred. 
• Effective communication and cross-functional partnership skills, particularly with operations, supply chain, and finance leadership. 
• Process improvement mindset with the ability to improve close efficiency, reporting quality, and standard cost accuracy. 
• High level of ownership, accountability, and follow-through in a challenging and highly visible role. 
• Ability to effectively present complex information in one-on-one and small group situations to internal/external customers.
• Excels at collaborating with a diverse array of internal and external customers.

Professional Experience/Education

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field required.
• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including meaningful ownership of month-end close and financial reporting responsibilities 
• Direct experience with standard costing in a manufacturing environment, including standard setting, variance analysis, and inventory valuation 
• Strong experience managing or coordinating a disciplined monthly close process in a complex business environment 
• Progressive experience in manufacturing, food, or consumer packaged goods environments strongly preferred 
• Experience with ERP systems, financial reporting tools, and process improvement initiatives 
• CPA preferred; public accounting experience is a plus but not required 

Physical Demands  

 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee will be spending significant time sitting and working at a computer as well as interfacing with team members.

 

Work Environment  

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

 

Reasonable accommodations for disability

Any employee who believes that reasonable accommodation is required for purposes of federal or state disability law is required to contact Human Resources to begin the interactive exchange process.